ASVCP reference interval guidelines: Determination of de novo reference intervals in veterinary species and other related topics

Veterinary Clinical Pathology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 441-453

  Friedrichs, Kristen R ^a   Harr, Kendal E ^b   Freeman, Kathy P ^c   Szladovits, Balazs ^d   Walton, Raquel M ^e   Barnhart, Kirstin F ^f   Blanco Chavez, Julia ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Urika   (United States)

^c IDEXX LABORATORIES   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^g All Creatures Veterinary Clinic and Lodge   (United States)

Author keywords

Common RI; Decision limits; Laboratory standards; Quality assurance; Subject based RI; Transference

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; LABORATORY; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARDS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; LABORATORIES; REFERENCE VALUES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 84871104655     PISSN: 02756382     EISSN: 1939165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/vcp.12006     Document Type: Article

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